HotelArfoud
Kasbah Hotel Xaluca Arfoud
Six kilometres from the city of Arfoud, the gateway to the Sahara. A fortified kasbah where adventure begins.
PoolSpaRestaurant
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Not a booking engine. A conversation with a host. Tell us the houses, the dates and the textures of the trip you're dreaming — we'll write the rest, by hand, within 24 hours.
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How to book with us
Five quiet steps between intention and arrival — accompanied at every moment by a host, never a bot. The same warm process applies to every Grup Xaluca address: our kasbahs, riads, hotels, mountain refuge and the Saharan camps.
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Step · 01
Choose your destination
Browse the nine Xaluca addresses — a kasbah in Arfoud, a riad in Erg Chebbi, a refuge in the M'Goun, a luxury bivouac in the dunes. Pick one or stitch several together.
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Step · 02
Pick your dates
Tell us the dates you have in mind, or the loose week you're imagining. The southern light shifts every season — we can advise on the best window for your dream.
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Step · 03
Send your enquiry
Submit the booking form or write directly to a host. Mention rooms, suites, bivouac tents, experiences, transfers — anything you'd like considered.
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Step · 04
Receive a tailored proposal
Within 24 hours, a host returns with availability, a draft programme and recommendations — restaurants for your taste, excursions for your pace, a route that breathes.
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Step · 05
Confirm & prepare
Once you say yes, we send the practical map — flights, transfers, packing notes, the weather of your week. Then we wait, the door open.
Beyond the form
Contact a host directly
Phone, email or WhatsApp — answered by the same family that runs the houses.
Coordinated transfers
Airport pickups, inter-hotel drives, 4×4 dune transfers — arranged on request.
Bespoke itinerary
Multi-stay route across kasbahs, mountains and dunes — written for your rhythm.
A human, every step
From first email to last sunset — one host stays with your booking, from end to end.
No deposit required to enquire. We hold the conversation, not your card.
Step 01 · Houses
Choose your house
Nine addresses between Marrakech and the Sahara. Add as many as you like to a single enquiry — many guests stitch a kasbah, a bivouac and a refuge together.
Hotel
HotelErg Chebbi · Merzouga
Kasbah Hotel Tombouctou
An oasis of comfort in the heart of the desert. Slow down, breathe, and let the dunes speak.
PoolHammamRestaurant
HotelBoumalne Dades · Ouarzazate
Hotel Xaluca Dades
A dream made real between the rugged peaks of the Atlas and the silence of the high valleys.
Mountain viewsPoolRestaurant
BivouacErg Chebbi · Merzouga
Bivouacs Xaluca
Camel-hair haimas in the heart of Erg Chebbi. Sleep beneath an infinite sky as the nomads do.
Private haimasSunset dinnerBerber music
HotelErg Chebbi · Merzouga
Hotel Riad Xaluca
An intimate riad where Moroccan craftsmanship meets the silence of Erg Chebbi.
PatioTea ritualRestaurant
HotelLake Aguelmame Sidi Ali
Hotel Xaluca Spa Aguelmame Sidi Ali
A renovated mountain refuge, heated pool and spa overlooking a serene Atlas lake.
Heated poolSpaLake views
RefugeM'Goun Valley
Xaluca Ifess Fess Refuge de Montagne
Hidden among M'Goun canyons. Accessible by mule or on foot. Authentic Amazigh cuisine.
Trekking baseShared roomsAmazigh cuisine
BivouacErg Chebbi · Merzouga
Auberge La Belle Étoile
Sleep like a nomad beneath an infinite starry sky and chase the sunrises of Erg Chebbi.
StargazingSunrise ridesBerber dinner
HotelAït Ben Haddou · Ouarzazate
Xaluca Aït Ben Haddou Maison d'Hôte
A treasure hunt in the fortified UNESCO town. New maison d'hôte opening soon.
UNESCO heritageRooftop terracesBerber breakfast
Hotel · Kasbah
Xaluca Aït Ben Haddou Maison d'Hôte
Aït Ben Haddou · Ouarzazate
Details for this stay
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HotelMidelt · Middle Atlas
Hotel Xaluca Midelt
Upcoming high-mountain hotel project in the Atlas region, focused on sustainable and local development.
Sustainable designMountain viewsLocal materials
HotelErg Chebbi · Merzouga
Hotel Xaluca Dunes
Upcoming luxury 5-star desert hotel project planned directly within the Erg Chebbi dunes.
5-star luxuryDune-front suitesPrivate pools
BivouacErg Chebbi · Merzouga
La Belle Étoile Bivouacs
Pitched deep inside the Erg Chebbi dunes — Berber haimas, embroidered cushions, lanterns and a sky so dense with stars it earns the camp its name.
Private haimasMechoui dinnerStargazing
BivouacErg Chebbi · Merzouga
Kamkamia Luxury Desert Camp
Our most refined desert camp — private suite tents with king beds, en-suite bathrooms, copper basins and a candle-lit dining tent set among the highest dunes.
Suite tentsEn-suite bathroomsGourmet dinner
BivouacMerdani · pre-Sahara plateau
Merdani Bivouac
A quieter alternative to Erg Chebbi — set on the Merdani plateau where black-stone hammada meets rolling dunes. Small, intimate, perfect for stargazers and writers.
Small campHammada landscapeAstronomy guide
Step 02 · Experiences
Add experiences
Bundle excursions, spa rituals, transfers or a curated itinerary into the same enquiry. Multi-select — your host will price and propose.
How it works
Every booking starts with a conversation.
Every enquiry is handled by a host on the ground in Erfoud — not a call centre, not a chatbot. We answer in French, English, Spanish and Arabic, 7 days a week, with the same patience we'd give a friend planning their first trip south.
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Send your enquiry
Houses, dates, services, the people in your party — all in one form.
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A host replies in 24h
Availability, a draft programme, recommendations — written by a real person, in your language.
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Refine together
Adjust dates, swap a hotel, add a chef's dinner — by email, phone or WhatsApp.
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Confirm & arrive
Final programme, transfer plan, packing notes — and the door wide open.
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